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Geithner: Work remains despite US fiscal progress

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Despite making progress on getting its fiscal house in order, the United States still has much work to do, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told fellow financial leaders Saturday. The comment came just hours after the U.S. government

Geithner: Work remains despite US fiscal progress

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

Highlights from the Fed's US economic survey

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found that the economy grew modestly in the late summer, bolstered by solid gains in housing. The report is based on anecdotal information from the regional districts and covers the period from mid-August to

Gold holds, but platinum and palladium down

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

NEW YORK (AP) - The price of gold held steady Wednesday on a rough day for the broader financial markets. The prices of palladium and platinum, which depend on global economic strength, dropped. Gold for December delivery rose 10 cents an ounce to $1,765.10. Stocks fell sharply because of signs of

Idaho dairy workers charged with animal cruelty

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By REBECCA BOONEAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Three former dairy workers with Idaho's largest dairy operation have been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after undercover video shot by an animal rights group showed workers stomping, dragging and beating cows inside a milking

Akin chides gov't money tied to McCaskill's spouse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 9th

By DAVID A. LIEBAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Businesses affiliated with the husband of Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill have received almost $40 million in federal subsidies for low-income housing developments during her first five years in office, but McCaskill's campaign said

Commodities fall on slower China growth forecast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer Prices for a wide range of commodities fell Monday after a new forecast of slower growth in China ramped up worries about the global economy. The World Bank's lowered expectation for China was one of three issues that prompted investors to sell riskier

News Summary: Freeze, drought hurt fall tourism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By The Associated Press WEIRD WEATHER: Spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, especially in the Midwest, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orchards with few apples and fall colors muted. BIG MONEY: Tourism generated about $566

If voters OK hemp, unclear farmers would grow it

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By GENE JOHNSON and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Residents of Washington, Oregon and Colorado won't just be considering whether to let adults buy pot at state-sanctioned shops when they vote next month on legalizing and taxing marijuana. They'll be voting on whether to

Freeze, drought take bite out of fall tourism

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 8th

By RICK CALLAHANAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orchards virtually devoid of apples and fall colors muted. Extreme weather has forced